epidemiological of surgical code ulnar nerve transposition in the treatment of STCB.

What is it about?

Introduction cubital tunnel syndrome (STCB) is responsible for one of the types of ulnar nerve neuropathy and is the second cause of compressive neuropathy of the upper limb, only surpassed by carpal tunnel syndrome. Objective it is to describe the epidemiological data of the surgical code ulnar nerve transposition in the treatment of STCB, performed by the Unified Health System (SUS) from 2005 to 2015. Methodology this is a descriptive epidemiological study, which data were obtained through consultation based on data provided by DATASUS. Results / Discussion 774 procedures were performed during this period, despite the increase of 20.3million people in the Brazilian population showed an incidence of 0.33 / 1,000,000. National and international epidemiology point to a slightly higher prevalence of the procedure between men, in the fourth and fifth decades of life. Low permanence rate, as well as the absence of hospital deaths related to the procedure infers that the procedure is safe with low morbidity and mortality rates. Conclusion the annual incidence of the cubital syndrome in Brazilian population submitted to surgical treatment for the period 2005 by SUSwas 1/ 7.670.833 and 2015 was 1/ 2.174.468. The values spent in each surgical procedure during the same period range from R$ 318.88 to R$ 539.74. There was an average of 1.85 days of hospital stay for the realization of STCB surgery.

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Descriptive epidemiological study, which data were obtained through consultation based on data provided by DATASUS.

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